diff --git a/v2/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py b/v2/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
index ad9570963aa..9f02cddddb6 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class PlaybookExecutor:
                     entry['plays'] = []
 
                 i = 1
-                for play in pb.get_plays():
+                plays = pb.get_plays()
+                self._display.vv('%d plays in %s' % (len(plays), playbook_path))
+
+                for play in plays:
                     self._inventory.remove_restriction()
 
                     # Create a temporary copy of the play here, so we can run post_validate
@@ -127,7 +130,6 @@ class PlaybookExecutor:
 
                 if entry:
                     entrylist.append(entry) # per playbook
-                self._display.vvvvv('%d plays in %s' % (i, playbook_path))
 
             if entrylist:
                 return entrylist
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/__init__.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/__init__.py
index 11015d74313..74ff693a331 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/__init__.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ConnectionBase:
 
     def __init__(self, connection_info, *args, **kwargs):
         self._connection_info = connection_info
-        self._display = Display(connection_info)
+        self._display = Display(verbosity=connection_info.verbosity)
 
 
     def _become_method_supported(self, become_method):